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SB 1159 – New Employer COVID-19 Reporting Requirements

October 8, 2020
As we stated this in our email last week we wanted to provide you with these requirements here.

DiBuduo & DeFendis would like to make you aware of one provision of SB1159 that is time sensitive.
OVERVIEW FOR REPORTING NONWORK-RELATED POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES TO THEIR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CARRIER PER SB1159 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

California Labor Code Section 3212.88(i) states that, “When the employer knows or reasonably should know that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19, the employer shall report to their claims administration in writing via electronic mail or facsimile within three business days all of the following”:
1. For purposes of this reporting, the employer shall not provide any personally identifiable information regarding the employee who tested positive for COVID-19 unless the employee asserts the infection is work related or has filed a claim form pursuant to Section 5401.
2. The date that the employee tests positive.
3. The specific address or addresses of the employee’s specific place of employment during the 14-day period preceding the date of the employee’s positive test.
4. The highest number of employees who reported to work at the employee’s specific place of employment in the 45-day period preceding the last day the employee worked at each specific place of employment.
5. Policy name and number 
Every employer in California is also required to complete a COVID-19 log and send to their carrier by October 17th. This is for ALL POSITIVE COVID-19 cases retroactively to July 6th. To assist you with compliance with the current COVID-19 reporting requirements, you can utilize this EXCEL FORM.

A more complete summary of SB1159 will be available on our website at www.dibu.com.  

D&D All Offices: COVID-19 Update

March 23, 2020

A message from Principal Matt DeFendis:

Good morning everyone.

As you know, D&D has implemented a work at home program that is allowing the vast majority of our staff and producers to work remotely. As an essential business in California, D&D remains open for business to assist our clients with their insurance needs. 

Effective at the end of business today, all phones for all offices outside Fresno will be forwarded to Fresno who will in turn forward to your direct dial numbers. Similarly, all mail will be forwarded to Fresno. Should you or a client need to mail anything to us, please send to PO Box 5479, Fresno, CA 93755. Signage will be placed at all offices and will state that due to COVID-19, we are temporarily closed to the public, but remain open for business to assist our clients remotely with their insurance needs. We will ask that they reach out to you by phone , email or our 800 number which is 800-248-8247. The Fresno office, however, will remain open with normal business hours, albeit with a skeleton staff, which will include some of our managers, IT, Accounting, MAID and our receptionist. 

This is a reminder that all people working remotely should send all printing requests to [email protected]. MAID will print and mail out everything that needs to be mailed. The email should include the document and any instruction for printing or mailing. Please do not mail anything  from your home as we want to maintain a record in our system. Faxes will also be forwarded to MAID and attached in EPIC in the normal course. 

I must impress on each of you, that while working remotely at this level is new to our office, maintaining the privacy of our clients is not. To that end, please do not put any Company data or information on any personal device. Lastly, at this time, communication is key. We will continue to provide you with relevant information as quickly as we can. Similarly, communicate with each other and our clients to ensure service in uninterrupted and remains at its highest level. 

Thanks for your cooperation and should you have any questions, please let me know.    

Matthew DeFendis
Principal

Happy Belated Birthday, Matt DeFendis!

March 10, 2020

As we continue celebrating the 60th Anniversary of D&D, we’d also like to acknowledge a very special birthday. 

Happy 60th, Matt DeFendis! We appreciate the continuous support and dedication you bring to the brokerage and value your leadership. Cheers to you! 

March Calendar 2020

February 27, 2020

Please take a look at the updated March 2020 Calendar. Thank you!

D&D Office Reminder: Baby Shower for Katie Beyerle and Little Asher

February 7, 2020

Join us to celebrate Katie’s Baby Shower on Tuesday, February 18th at 5:00pm in the main kitchen. Details are below:

  • Katie and her husband Taylor are having a baby boy named Asher
  • Their nursery theme is soft greys with pops of darker blues
  • Bring a pack of diapers for a chance to win a prize!

If you are able to come to the party, please RSVP to Dia Mathews,CLCS by Friday, February 14th, and if you have any questions please email [email protected] for more info on Katie’s registry!

Thank you!

D&D Fresno: Superbowl Luncheon

January 22, 2020

Thank you to our Social Committee for putting this luncheon together. For those who are attending, please refer to the image above for details.

Mark your calendars! GO Niners! Go Chiefs!

Matchbox 20 Tickets!

January 14, 2020

There are two tickets and a parking pass available for purchase to Matchbox 20 at the Savemart Center on September 20th. 

The tickets are $94.50 each and the parking pass is $15.00.  Please reply by the end of the day tomorrow if you are interested.  A drawing will be held Wednesday.  PAYMENT DUE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAWING

Poinsettia’s from Duarte Nursery

November 26, 2019

Just a friendly reminder if anyone else is interested in ordering poinsettia’s, Curt Zimmerman will be placing the order tomorrow. Please let him know if you would like to place an order!

Curt Zimmerman: [email protected]

Employee Benefits Department: UPDATE

November 19, 2019

Good afternoon,

Please read the attached announcement below from Matt DeFendis regarding changes to our Employee Benefits Department.

As you may or may not have heard, Debbie Pittman, our current manager in Employee Benefits, will be relocating to Phoenix at year end.  Fortunately, she will be staying with the company and work from Phoenix in a sales and service role.  Debbie has been a strong leader of our Benefits team and a strong voice on our Management team over the last six years.

 As a result of Debbie’s move, we have asked Sandy Rogers to assume the day to day management of the department and she has accepted.  Sandy has been with D&D for 20 years and has been instrumental to the overall growth of the Benefits Department.  Sandy will be working closely with Debbie and Chris Peters during the transition.  As a result of this change, we anticipate reassigning some accounts within the department.  Sandy and Debbie will be reaching out to the producers to discuss changes within the department.

Chris Peters will remain as Sales Manager and we ask that all new business opportunities be discussed with Chris before being assigned within the department.  Your patience and understanding during this transition is greatly appreciated.

We wish to thank Debbie for the years of leadership she has provided to our Benefits Department and have complete confidence in Sandy’s experience and abilities to assume her new leadership position.

Matt DeFendis

Tickets for Tool!

November 12, 2019

There are two tickets and a parking pass available for purchase to Tool at the Save Mart Center on January 15th. 

The tickets are $134.50 each and the parking pass is $15.00. 

Please reply by the end of the day tomorrow if interested to Tara Beach [email protected]

A drawing will be held Wednesday morning. 

 PAYMENT WILL BE DUE WITHIN TWO WEEKS